Leibowitz acknowledged that the buildings might seem too conventional for a historic urban setting but said Casto's hands are tied by its lease with CVS. "It does feel like a suburban design that doesn’t necessarily fit into the neighborhood," said Harrison West Society Vice President Josh Hinderliter, echoing the concerns of many. Many of the comments during the society's Wednesday meeting, which attracted more than 150 participants, focused on the design of the commercial buildings – single-story, standalone buildings next to surface parking. "That’s as far as we can go on that front." "We do believe this is a tenant the community will be excited about," Leibowitz said. Casto has a preliminary agreement with a single tenant for the building that it cannot identify, said Eric Leibowitz, vice president of development and leasing for Casto. The other commercial building, 20,900 square feet, would sit at Neil and Collins avenues. Plans call for the building to have a drive-through. Thurber Village shopping center: Redeveloping Harrison West siteĬasto is seeking to redevelop the site after the March 2017 closing of the Giant Eagle, which was followed less than three years later by the closing of the "Last Call" discount liquor operation in the former grocery store.Ĭasto's new plan for the site includes a standalone 13,000-square-foot building at the corner of Neil and Buttles for CVS, which is the largest remaining tenant in the center. Two years ago, the company presented a mixed-use plan for the site that called for an eight- to 10-story apartment building. This is Casto's second run at redeveloping the 5-acre site and 28-year-old shopping center. In Wednesday's Zoom presentation, Casto's proposal received a lukewarm reception from neighbors, who called it too bland and too "suburban."ĭevelopment: Downtown Columbus high-rise may see new life with rooftop pool, terrace The plan, which Casto presented to the Harrison West Society Wednesday night, calls for replacing the current strip center, which is anchored by a closed Giant Eagle, with two single-story commercial buildings fronting Neil Avenue and a five-story apartment building with enclosed parking in the back. Whittier St. in Schumacher Place.The Columbus development company Casto is again floating a plan to redevelop the Thurber Village shopping center at Neil and Buttles avenues in Harrison West. Since then, the company closed its store at 280 E. in Victorian Village and at 1760 Hilliard-Rome Road in Hilliard. In 2017, the chain closed stores at 1000 E. The store is the latest of several central Ohio Giant Eagle stores to close in recent years. The store employs about 115 workers, all of whom have been offered jobs at other Columbus-area Giant Eagle and GetGo locations, the company said. The company's GetGo convenience store and gas station at the northeast corner of 23 and Powell Road will remain open. Our commitment to central Ohio is unwavering and we look forward to providing area shoppers with enhanced shopping experiences in the future." "We thank Lewis Center and the surrounding communities for two decades of patronage and loyalty. "After careful consideration of the unique store layout challenges facing our Giant Eagle supermarket in Lewis Center, we have made the difficult, but necessary, decision to close the location," said Giant Eagle spokesperson Dan Donovan. Giant Eagle occupies about 94,000 square feet of the 116,000-square-foot building in the shopping center. The company said the building's size "made it difficult" to operate given the way customers now shop. 23 north of Powell Road, was one of the first stores the Pittsburgh-based grocery store built when it entered the Columbus market two decades ago. Giant Eagle plans to close its Lewis Center store at the end of the day Oct.
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